Overview

The Business - Financial Planning BA degree from Swinburne Online is taught by experienced professionals, you’ll use the latest financial software and collaborate with your peers on a consulting project for a real-life client. These essential learnings and engagements means you’ll be able to step into the workplace with confidence.

What will you learn?

Taxation: Understand the major principles of tax planning issues and concepts.

Principles of Financial Planning: Examines the management of financial planning practices and develop a Statement of Advice based on the unique characteristics and requirements of clients.

Ethical Client Relationships: Learn about the fundamental ethical principles, the main ethical issues encountered, and the ethical behaviour support resources available, in professional financial planning services practice.

Investment Planning: Gain knowledge of the financial system, various regulatory bodies, key participants and potential risks in the financial markets.

Retirement & Estate Planning: Learn about retirement planning with a particular focus on the superannuation industry and estate planning.

Management of Personal Financial Risk: Gain understanding of the pervasive nature of pure risk on individual and society.

Career outcomes

Financial Planner

Financial Adviser

Paraplanner

Business Analyst

Business Development Manager

Commercial Analyst

Accountant

Finance Manager

Accreditation

This course is an ASIC approved qualification which forms part of the requirements to becoming a financial advisor.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Financial Information for Decision Making

Taxation

Ethics and Client Relationships

Finance and Behavioural Bias

Investment and Financial Planning Project

Personal Financial Risk and Estate Planning

Retirement Planning

Law of Commerce

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-26 00:00:00
Starting 2026-11-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-23 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-27 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

24 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Finance Banking

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

CRICOS 00111D

Non-Year 12 entry

Completion or partial completion of an approved tertiary qualification (including diplomas, advanced diplomas, associate degrees and degrees). Additional performance criteria and prerequisite requirements may also apply.

Applicants without a formal qualification but with significant and relevant work experience and appropriate English language skills, or a suitable Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) result, will be considered if they can demonstrate that they can undertake the course with a reasonable prospect of success.

Year 12 entry

Successful completion of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or its equivalent, such as an interstate or international Year 12 qualification.

Tuition Fees

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16992 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

16992 AUD / year

≈ 16992 AUD / year

Funding

Commonwealth provided loans are available to assist eligible students to pay their course fees and there are a range of university, government and privately funded scholarships and prizes.

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What will you learn?

Career outcomes

Accreditation

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

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Funding

Scholarships Information

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